Desert Dancer
“Be Brave. Be Bold. Be Free.”
Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.
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Cast
11 people
Freida Pinto
Elaheh
Known for
Slumdog Millionaire
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Reece Ritchie
Afshin Ghaffarian
Known for
The Outpost
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Tom Cullen
Ardavan
Known for
House of the Dragon
Knightfall
Nazanin Boniadi
Parisa Ghaffarian
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Homeland
Marama Corlett
Mona
Known for
Blood Drive
Sick Note
Akin Gazi
Farid Ghaffarian
Known for
Da Vinci's Demons
Knightfall
Simon Kassianides
Sattar
Known for
The Mandalorian
Pearson
Makram J. Khoury
Mehdi
Known for
Messiah
Unlocked
Tolga Safer
Stephano
Known for
Vikings: Valhalla
Neet Mohan
Javadi, Naser
Known for
Casualty
No Offence
Gabriel Senior
Young Afshin Ghaffarian
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Containment
Richard Raymond Director · Jon Croker Screenplay Benjamin Wallfisch Composer
Worldwide gross $433K · Budget $4M · United States release March 20, 2015
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$432,560
Gross vs. budget
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Production
May 13 Films
Production
Head Gear Films
Production
Lipsync Productions
Production
Morocco Film Assistance
Production
CrossDay Productions
Production
Relativity Media
Studio
Morocco · Romania · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · July 3, 2014
Theatrical
United States · March 20, 2015
Theatrical
Austria
November 7, 2014 · Digital
Brazil
April 16, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 15, 2015 · Digital
Spain
September 15, 2015 · Theatrical
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